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10 Best Movies Like Nostalgia for the Light

If you loved Nostalgia for the Light, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Twenty Years Later

Twenty Years Later

1984★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nostalgia for the Light for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Eduardo Coutinho was filming a movie with the same name in the Northeast of Brazil, in 1964, when there came the military coup. He had to interrupt the project, and came back to it...

#2
The Wind Journeys

The Wind Journeys

2009★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nostalgia for the Light for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After his wife's death, a vallenato singer from Majagual, Sucre, decides to quit music and return his allegedly cursed accordion to his master. He is joined by Fermín Morales, a te...

#3
Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice

2012★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nostalgia for the Light for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover...

#4
This Is Not a Film

This Is Not a Film

2011★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nostalgia for the Light for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi received a 6-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support for ...

#5
Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nostalgia for the Light for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from t...

#6
The Pearl Button

The Pearl Button

2015★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Nostalgia for the Light for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits ...